Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi 9
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G Manufactured in January, 2022, with display 6.4 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Xiaomi Redmi 9, Manufactured in July, 2020 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G80. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
- Higher pixel density: 403ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 177g vs 198g
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi 9
- Larger display: 6.53in
- Higher battery capacity: 5020mAh vs 4500mAh
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 3/32 GB - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 6/128 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.4 in | 6.53 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 403 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | No |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.7 % | 83.2 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
n/a |
| sRGB gamut | 97 % | 93 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 247 Hz | 500 Hz |
| Response time | 6 ms | 35 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | 710:1 |
Design & Build
| Height | 155.7 mm (6.13 in) | 163.3 mm (6.43 in) |
| Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 in) | 77 mm (3.03 in) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 9.1 mm (0.36 in) |
| Weight | 177 g (6.24 oz) | 198 g (6.98 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | No |
| Back panel | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - White - Gray - Green - Purple |
- Gray - Green - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 | MediaTek Helio G80 |
| Max Frequency | 2840 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)) - 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)) |
- 6/1.8 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2 (Cortex-A75) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 12 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 780 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Mali-G52 MP2 |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 48 |
| GPU Frequency | 840 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1290.2 GFLOPS | 91.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1371 | 514 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3396 | 1559 |
| CPU | 247848 | 93634 |
| GPU | 311997 | 38883 |
| Memory | 152639 | 62983 |
| UX | 182414 | 68155 |
| NanoReview Score | 894898 | 263655 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 39.1 °C | 47 °C |
| Stability | 69 % | 98 % |
| Graphics Test | 34 fps | 3 fps |
| Graphics Score | 5704 | 664 |
| Writing score | 14216 | 9134 |
| Web score | 11960 | 7371 |
| Video editing | 7049 | 5562 |
| Data manipulation | 10196 | 6064 |
| NanoReview Score | 12441 | 8330 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
- 3 GB - 4 GB - 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 32 GB - 64 GB - 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 12) |
| OS Size | 17.5 GB | 13 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 6 | MIUI 13 |
Battery
| Volume | 4500 mAh | 5020 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 18 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (51% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 80 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:15 h | 3:05 h |
| Web Browsing | 06:11 h | 08:45 h |
| Video Playback | 11:05 h | 13:56 h |
| Games | 04:48 h | 05:30 h |
| Standby Mode | 100 h | 113 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 4128x3096 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (720p) | 120 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | 118 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 13 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 5 MP Depth: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 28 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX555 | Omnivision OV13B10 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.76 | 1/3.1 |
| Pixel size | 1.8 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 8 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | n/a |
| Focal length | 76 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Hynix Hi847 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/4.5 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | OmniVision OV8856 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0 | 1/4.0 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 8 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6464x4864 pixels | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX616 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74 | 1/4.0 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, HID, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM B2/3/5/8 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900) | HSDPA B1/2/4/5/8 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28) |
| LTE category | 19 | 7 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Budget |
| Announced | January, 2022 yr | June, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2022 yr | July, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 790 | 130 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | Yes 10 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G the clear winner in this comparison.
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